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Where does “משה” come from?

משה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew משה, from Hebrew מָשָׁה — draw out , rescue.

משה (Yiddish): Moses

Definitions

  1. Moses

Ancestry of “משה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewמשהMoses
2Hebrewמָשָׁהdraw out , rescue
Every word from Hebrew מָשָׁה →